Washington Post - 10/10 by Desson ThomsonIt should come as no surprise that teenage actor Yagira won the acting prize at the Cannes film festival last year. Watching him, you'll feel like handing him the trophy yourself.

San Francisco Chronicle - 10/10 by Carla MeyerThe film, winsome and tragic at once and finely attuned to the rhythms of childhood, always seems quite close to real life.

Chicago Tribune - 10/10 by Michael WilmingtonTakes us on a journey into the special domain of childhood, a voyage joyous, shattering -- and supremely convincing.

Contra Costa Times - 10/10 by Mary F. PolsSitting through this movie is akin to being forced to watch a box of 2-week-old kittens try to survive without their mother.

Window to the Movies - 9/10 by Jeffrey ChenMakes you weep for humanity's lack of humanity, but in doing so it reveals your own humanity in the concerns that honestly surface from within you as you watch.

The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - 9/10 by Mark PalermoPhotographed in static shots that never cast judgement, the child actors have a naturalism that makes familiarity emotionally charged.